After revealing how John didn’t like her wig, she continued: “I deliberately sat next to him so he didn't have to look at the wig the whole time. He eventually got a drink and calmed down and in the end we were able to have a normal family lunch.

"It was perfect. I just adore my parents and I'd be completely finished without them. They have stepped up for me at every point of my life.

Mina will have surgery to make her transition permanent [WENN.com]

“Dad was aware I would cross dress but he had never seen it. He just didn't like it. He is so loving and protective he just didn't want me to get hurt. He was terrified I would be hit or mugged or worse, and that I wouldn't be accepted in the workplace.

“He's truly so supportive. Only this morning he emailed me suggesting I work as a volunteer with a local charity for LGBT kids, Rainbow Youth, and I'm keen to do that.'

“In fact it was Dad, three years ago, who did the research and discovered I might have this thing called gender dysphoria.”

Mina also told the publication she has decided to undergo surgery to make her transition permanent.